Rebuilding Then, Rebuilding Now is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing a past period with today, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.2.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Rebuilding Then, Rebuilding Now
D2.His.2.3-5
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Draw a line from each past detail to its match today.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
1946: a white paper laid before Parliament
1947: a poll of 2,000 adults printed in a table
1948: a trade agreement summarised in print
1947: a minister broadcasting to the nation
A.Today: polls published with full data tables
B.Today: a policy document published online the same day
C.Today: a minister posting a statement to millions
D.Today: treaty texts published in full online
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
1951: three letters chosen by an editor
1950: a family waiting seven years for a home
1946: a division counted by members walking through
1950: a council report read by a committee
A.Today: votes recorded and published within minutes
B.Today: council performance data published for anybody
C.Today: families still waiting years on housing lists
D.Today: thousands of unedited comments online
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Answer key — Rebuilding Then, Rebuilding Now
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 1946: a white paper laid before Parliament — B (Today: a policy document published online the same day) 2. 1947: a poll of 2,000 adults printed in a table — A (Today: polls published with full data tables) 3. 1948: a trade agreement summarised in print — D (Today: treaty texts published in full online) 4. 1947: a minister broadcasting to the nation — C (Today: a minister posting a statement to millions)
2.1. 1951: three letters chosen by an editor — D (Today: thousands of unedited comments online) 2. 1950: a family waiting seven years for a home — C (Today: families still waiting years on housing lists) 3. 1946: a division counted by members walking through — A (Today: votes recorded and published within minutes) 4. 1950: a council report read by a committee — B (Today: council performance data published for anybody)
More practice for D2.His.2.3-5
Compare life in a particular period with life today.